diff --git a/code/modules/hydroponics/hydroponics.dm b/code/modules/hydroponics/hydroponics.dm
index 81bbcf16110..8d08286fa8e 100644
--- a/code/modules/hydroponics/hydroponics.dm
+++ b/code/modules/hydroponics/hydroponics.dm
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-#define HYDRO_CYCLES_PER_AGE 3	//Adjust this to adjust how many hydroponics cycles it takes to increase age. Positive integers only.
+#define HYDRO_CYCLES_PER_AGE	3	//Adjust this to adjust how many hydroponics cycles it takes to increase age. Positive integers only.
 
 /obj/machinery/hydroponics
 	name = "hydroponics tray"
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@
 	var/obj/item/seeds/myseed = null	//The currently planted seed
 	var/rating = 1
 	var/wrenchable = 1
+	var/lid_state = 0
 	var/recent_bee_visit = FALSE //Have we been visited by a bee recently, so bees dont overpollinate one plant
 	var/using_irrigation = FALSE //If the tray is connected to other trays via irrigation hoses
 	var/self_sustaining = FALSE //If the tray generates nutrients and water on its own
@@ -111,6 +112,20 @@
 
 	return connected
 
+/obj/machinery/hydroponics/AltClick()
+	if(wrenchable && !usr.stat && !usr.lying && Adjacent(usr))
+		toggle_lid(usr)
+		return
+	return ..()
+
+/obj/machinery/hydroponics/proc/toggle_lid(mob/living/user)
+	if(!user || user.stat || user.restrained())
+		return
+
+	lid_state = !lid_state
+	to_chat(user, "<span class='notice'>You [lid_state ? "close" : "open"] the tray's lid.</span>")
+	update_icon()
+
 
 /obj/machinery/hydroponics/bullet_act(obj/item/projectile/Proj) //Works with the Somatoray to modify plant variables.
 	if(!myseed)
@@ -273,6 +288,9 @@
 			overlays += image('icons/obj/hydroponics/equipment.dmi', icon_state = "gaia_blessing")
 		set_light(3)
 
+	if(lid_state)
+		overlays += image('icons/obj/hydroponics/equipment.dmi', icon_state = "hydrocover")
+
 	update_icon_hoses()
 
 	if(myseed)
@@ -910,6 +928,9 @@
 /obj/machinery/hydroponics/attack_hand(mob/user)
 	if(issilicon(user)) //How does AI know what plant is?
 		return
+	if(lid_state)
+		to_chat(user, "<span class='warning'>You can't reach the plant through the cover.</span>")
+		return
 	if(harvest)
 		myseed.harvest(user)
 	else if(dead)
@@ -1021,4 +1042,4 @@
 	else
 		..()
 
-#undefine HYDRO_CYCLES_PER_AGE
\ No newline at end of file
+#undef HYDRO_CYCLES_PER_AGE
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/code/modules/mob/living/simple_animal/hostile/bees.dm b/code/modules/mob/living/simple_animal/hostile/bees.dm
index 538ce8450c7..76577327b61 100644
--- a/code/modules/mob/living/simple_animal/hostile/bees.dm
+++ b/code/modules/mob/living/simple_animal/hostile/bees.dm
@@ -161,8 +161,8 @@
 /mob/living/simple_animal/hostile/poison/bees/worker/Found(atom/A)
 	if(istype(A, /obj/machinery/hydroponics))
 		var/obj/machinery/hydroponics/Hydro = A
-		if(Hydro.myseed && !Hydro.dead && !Hydro.recent_bee_visit)
-			wanted_objects |= /obj/machinery/hydroponics //so we only hunt them while they're alive/seeded/not visisted
+		if(Hydro.myseed && !Hydro.dead && !Hydro.recent_bee_visit && !Hydro.lid_state)
+			wanted_objects |= /obj/machinery/hydroponics //so we only hunt them while they're alive/seeded/not visisted and uncovered
 			return 1
 	..()
 
@@ -188,12 +188,12 @@
 		..()
 
 /mob/living/simple_animal/hostile/poison/bees/worker/proc/pollinate(obj/machinery/hydroponics/Hydro)
-	if(!istype(Hydro) || !Hydro.myseed || Hydro.dead || Hydro.recent_bee_visit)
+	if(!istype(Hydro) || !Hydro.myseed || Hydro.dead || Hydro.recent_bee_visit || Hydro.lid_state)
 		target = null
 		return
 
 	target = null //so we pick a new hydro tray next FindTarget(), instead of loving the same plant for eternity
-	wanted_objects -= /obj/machinery/hydroponics //so we only hunt them while they're alive/seeded/not visisted
+	wanted_objects -= /obj/machinery/hydroponics //so we only hunt them while they're alive/seeded/not visisted and uncovered
 	Hydro.recent_bee_visit = TRUE
 	spawn(BEE_TRAY_RECENT_VISIT)
 		if(Hydro)
diff --git a/icons/obj/hydroponics/equipment.dmi b/icons/obj/hydroponics/equipment.dmi
index 189d1682194..3b1c4c07cfa 100644
Binary files a/icons/obj/hydroponics/equipment.dmi and b/icons/obj/hydroponics/equipment.dmi differ